Introduction
The Purpose of this NWMB written hearing is to publicly consider the proposed listing of Short-eared Owl as a species of special concern under the federal Species at Risk Act.
If a species is listed as special concern, it means that the species may become threatened or endangered in the future because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.
The Government of Canada's Department of Environment, Canadian Wildlife Service has filed, in Inuktitut and English, a Proposal for NWMB Decision to list Short-eared Owl as a species of special concern. That Proposal, along with other documents comprising the best available information to date, is available for review or download from the NWMB’s website.
By December 2009, the NWMB plans to publish the hearing rules and provide public notice with respect to deadlines for the filing of written submissions responding to the Proposal for Decision.
